The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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52.73671, -2.74561
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 10 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW10 Length 18.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 11 Walking route 18.6 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW11 Length 18.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 15 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW15 Length 21.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hencote Lane public footpath · 924 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 924 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 99 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Great Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Curlew Numenius arquata Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐝 Insects 48 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Cream-streaked Ladybird +43
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Great Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Curlew Numenius arquata Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐝 Insects 48 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Cream-streaked Ladybird +43
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bank Vole
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus2025
Myodes glareolus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Tipula luteipennis Tipula luteipennis2025
Tipula luteipennis Tipula luteipennis2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dolichocephala guttata Dolichocephala guttata2025
Dolichocephala guttata Dolichocephala guttata2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata2025
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata2025
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis2025
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis2025
Trigonometopus frontalis Trigonometopus frontalis2025
Trigonometopus frontalis Trigonometopus frontalis2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida2025
Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida2025
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2025
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Psilopa nitidula Psilopa nitidula2025
Psilopa nitidula Psilopa nitidula2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Stilpon graminum Stilpon graminum2025
Stilpon graminum Stilpon graminum2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Morellia Morellia2025
Morellia Morellia2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2025
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025